Local Obituaries
Veronica A. (Mcguire) Mollek
Oct 14, 2010
Veronica Anne (McGuire) Mollek, of Sunset, Maine and Westwood, Massachusetts, died Thursday, October 14, 2010 at her home in Westwood. She was 95.
Ronnie was born April 1, 1915 in Stonington, Maine, one of the five children of Frank and Annie Elizabeth (Becot)...
Eleanor Notorangelo
Oct 11, 2010
DEDHAM: Eleanor Roberta (Lehmann) Notarangelo, age 83, a lifelong resident of Dedham, died on Monday evening, October 11, 2010, at Brigham & Women’s Hospital.
Born at home on August 17, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Paul Eric and Elfrieda (Etzdorf) Lehmann. She was educated...
Alice Heidke
Oct 2, 2010
Alice Agnes (Lazar-Peters) Heidke, a resident of Dedham for 55 years, died Saturday, October 2, 2010 at Avery Manor Nursing Home in Needham . She was 95. Alice was born August 17, 1915 in Maynard, Massachusetts, the daughter of Katherine and John Lazar, immingrants from Albania. She was married to the late Frank William Heidke fotr 62 years. Alice...
William M. Stone
Oct 2, 2010
William Murray Stone, of Braintree for the past two years, and formerly of Westwood for 35 years, died Saturday, October 2nd, 2010 at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth after a brief illness. He was 78. Bill was born July 27, 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts one of the three children of Carl P. and Helen (Murray) Stone. He grew...
Earl Nelson
Oct 1, 2010
Earl Howard “Huck” Nelson, a lifelong resident of Readville, Massachusetts died Friday, October 1st, 2010 at the Milton Hospital in Milton, Massachusetts after a brief illness. He was 79. Earl was born August 18, 1931 in Boston, Massachusetts, a son of Guy and Vinnie (Chapman) Nelson. Huck attended Hyde Park High School and then worked as a rigger for...
Victoria Voltaire
Sep 30, 2010
Victoria Louise (Clark) Voltaire, a resident of West Roxbury since 1944, died peacefully at her home on Thursday, September 30, 2010 after a brief illness. She was 79. Victoria was born January 11, 1931 in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, one of the nine children of Harry and Marion (Cheever) Clark. She grew up in West Roxbury, graduated from Roslindale High...
Irene Welsh
Sep 24, 2010
Irene Grace Welsh, the younger daughter of Canadian immigrants Rotheus E., and Ida Grace (Nichols) Welsh, died Friday, September 24, 2010 at the Armenian Nursing Home in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. She was 98. Irene as born January 29, 1912 in Nova Scotia, Canada, and she came to the United States with her family in 1922. Irene retired in 1973...
Gilchrist Paul Macquarrie
Sep 21, 2010
Gilchrist “Gig” Paul Macquarrie passed away on September 21st, 2010. He was 63 years old. Beloved father of Shannon Macquarrie. He is also survived by his loving brother Joseph Donald Macquarrie and his wife Diane M. Also survived and loved by his nieces and nephews Dana and her husband Brian and their children Riley, Jacob and Brodie Getchell, Gilchrist...
Arlene N. Upshall
Sep 19, 2010
Arlene Norma (Ward) Upshall, a resident of Dedham for 65 years, died Sunday, September 19, 2010 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood. She was 86. Arlene was born May 5th, 1924 in Boston, Massachusetts, a daughter of Thomas and Matilda (Piesendel) Ward. She grew up in Roslindale, graduated from Roslindale High School, and attended the Boston Secretarial School. ...
Annie Craig
Sep 14, 2010
Annie J. (Adams) Craig, a longtime resident of Dedham, died Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at her home in Dedham. She was 104. Annie was the wife of the late David K. Craig and is survived by her daughter Dorothy, and her husband Robert Kochli of Aiken, South Carolina, and her son John, and his wife Joan Craig of Toano,...
Joan E. Fox
Sep 3, 2010
Joan E. (McNeil) Fox, a resident of Roslindale for 30 years, and formerly of Brighton, died Friday, September 3rd, 2010 at her home in Roslindale. She was 67. Joan was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey on May 18, 1943, the third daughter of Edward and Muriel Ethel (Anderson) McNeil. During her childhood she and her parents travelled and lived...
Frances Pearl Dietzel
Sep 2, 2010
Frances Pearl (MacDonald) Dietzel, a resident of Dedham since 1956, died Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 at the Charlwell Nursing Home in Norwood after a long illness. She was 81. Pearl was born June 8, 1929 in Norwood, Massachusetts, a daughter of Charles H. and Bessie (Thayer) MacDonald. She grew up in Norwood and graduated from Norwood High School. She...
Margaret J. Cornacchini
Aug 26, 2010
Margaret J. (Hughes) Cornacchini, a longtime resident of Dedham, died on August 26, 2010 with her family by her side. She was 75. Born in Boston to the late Joseph Hughes and Anna (Cashes), Mrs. Cornacchini’s greatest joy was her family. She also enjoyed playing cards, was an avid reader and loved to cook. The family would get together...
Rose M. Ziergiebel
Aug 26, 2010
Rose Marie (Connolly) Ziergiebel, a longtime resident of Westwood, died Thursday, August 26th, 2010 at the Caritas Norwood Hospital in Norwood, Massachusetts. She was 93. Rose was born December 31, 1916 in Boston, Massachusetts, a daughter of John J. and Margaret (Timilty) Connolly. After high school she attended business school for a year and then worked briefly as a...
Lora Blake Harding
Aug 14, 2010
Lora Blanche (Blake) Harding, a resident of Westwood since 1951, died Saturday, August 14, 2010 at her home in Westwood after a long illness. She was 86. Lora was born November 15, 1923 in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, a daughter of Charles Albert and Priscilla (Vadeboncoeur) Blake. She grew up in Braintree and graduated from Thayer Academy in Braintree in 1940 ...
Eleanor E. Lashus
Aug 13, 2010
Eleanor E. Lashus, a lifelong resident of Roslindale, died Friday, August 13, 2010 at the Norwood Hospital in Norwood after a brief illness. She was 87. Eleanor was born March 10, 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts, a daughter of Harry and Elsie (Simen) Lashus. She graduated from the Boston Clerical School and worked for many years as secretary in a...
Waltine M. Kolka
Aug 10, 2010
Waltine Marie (Niedzwiedz) Kolka, a resident of Roslindale for the past 12 years, and formerly a resident of Jamaica Plain, died Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at her home in Roslindale after a long illness. She was 81. Waltine was born Wladyslawa Niedzwiedz on March 21, 1929 in Fall River, Massachusetts, one of the six children of Polish immigrants Jan...
Eleanor Mansen
Aug 6, 2010
Eleanor (Parkinson) Mansen, a resident of Hyde Park since 1963, and formerly a longtime resident of Norwood, died Friday, August 6th, 2010 at the Ellis Nursing Home in Norwood. She was 73. Eleanor was born August 9, 1936 in Norwood, a daughter of Frederick and Kathryn (Forbes) Parkinson. She graduated from Norwood High School with the Class of 1954...
Denise Francois
Jul 30, 2010
Denise Francois, a resident of Port au Prince, Haiti, died at her granddaughter’s home in Roslindale on Friday, July 30, 2010. She was 87. Denise was born August 1, 1922 in Port au Prince, Haiti, the daughterof Rene Lebours and Harriet Francois. Ms Francois is survived by her daughter, Micheline Alexis of Roslindale; her step-daughter Marlene Barlatier of Hyde...
Richard Schafer
Jul 29, 2010
Richard Karl “Dick” Schafer, a Dedham resident since 1933, died Thursday, July 29, 2010 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He was 85. Dick was born December 17, 1924 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the only son of Karl George, and Ann (Adamitis) Schafer. He grew up in Dedham and graduated from Dedham High School with the Class...
